Racial & Ethnic Groups

While the CDC has pointed to some possible factors that may be contributing to this pattern, the public is divided in its perceptions.

Americans who recently protested are more likely to live in an urban area and to identify with or lean toward the Democratic Party.

As demonstrations continue across the country to protest the death of George Floyd, a black man killed while in Minneapolis police custody, Americans see the protests  both as a reaction to Floyd’s death and an expression of frustration over longstanding issues.

The drop in employment in three months of the COVID-19 recession is more than double the drop effected by the Great Recession over two years.

In April, 78% of Americans overall – but 56% of black Americans – said they had confidence in police officers to act in the public's best interests.

Black adults were much more likely than whites and somewhat more likely than Hispanic adults to frequently discuss the pandemic with others.

Black Americans stand out from other racial and ethnic groups in their attitudes toward key health care questions associated with the pandemic.

Relatively few Americans say they have tested positive for coronavirus antibodies, but many more believe they may have been infected.

White evangelical Protestants are slightly less positive about the president's response to the coronavirus pandemic now than in March.

More than 11 million Asian Americans will be able to vote this year, making up nearly 5% of the eligible voters in the United States.